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Ryunyo

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Priest of Tendai Buddhism (in the lineage of venerable Master Dokyo Chozen), and minister of Dragon's Gate Temple, an online Buddhist Temple in the Pure-Land tradition, affiliated with Hongaku Jodo Compassionate Lotus

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  • Shinshu followers- know any Myokonin?

    If you know anyone you or others feel is a myokonin, please tell me- post shorter stories here, email me longer ones. I want to systematically compare myokonin to Zen stories. Thank you.

    1 AnswerReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago

  • Believing vs. "Believing in"?

    You believe that Alaska is real, but you don't "believe in" Alaska. You "believe in" Santa or UFOs, but not algebra.

    How is "believing in" something different from "believing" something? How does one "believe in"? I never got the hang of it.

    8 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago

  • About the Immaculate Conception-?

    God is said to have arranged for Mary's conception to be immaculate, "original sin" not being passed down to her, so that his son Jesus could have a pure mother.

    Hypothetically, if God could do that, couldn't he have just done it for one entire generation? Then we would all be free of "original sin", and he wouldn't have had to kill his own son, nor to doom billions to hell.

    Am I misinterpreting the idea of Immaculate Conception?

    9 AnswersReligion & Spirituality1 decade ago